Beskar. The most well-known example of a lightsaber-resistant material, beskar is inexorably tied to Mandalorian culture. The iconic Mandalorian suit of armor, made famous but Boba Fett, Din Djarin, and Sabine Wren, is traditionally made of beskar and is passed down through Mandalorian clans for generations.
Amphistaff's are some of the most durable known objects and were impenetrable to lightsabers. As a hardened staff, it would be unfazed and absorb a lightsaber blow and possessed the ability to wind around a lightsaber blade unharmed and attack the Jedi or Sith's face with venomous jaws.
Few Materials Can Repel Star Wars' Lightsabers
The most recognizable lightsaber-resistant material would be beskar, the silver metal featured throughout The Mandalorian. Beskar could only be found on the planet Mandalore and its moon Concordia, and only became rarer after the Empire destroyed much of the system.
The Forbidden Forms were forms of lightsaber combat used by the Sith during the Sith Wars. According to the testimonies of the Jedi Cervil the Uncanny, lightwhips—a lightsaber variant with a flexible blade—were used to defend against Sith Lords who utilized the forms.
“A lightsaber will cut through anything,” Jackson says without hesitation. “Vibranium also.” So there you have it. It looks like, from this small sample, most people are in agreement that Captain America's shield can't hold up forever.
Lightsabers are shown to cut through pretty much anything like a hot knife through blast door, and Wolverine's claws do the same, with the added benefit of indestructibility. However, these properties make it impossible cut into what might really happen.
Alex Burkan (Russia), the man behind the YouTube channel Alex Lab, has created the first retractable lightsaber. The lightsaber produces a plasma blade measuring over 1 m (3.28 ft) in length. Reaching temperatures over 2,800°C (5,072°F), the blade has the ability to cut through steel.
It's possible that Rey adopted the yellow-bladed lightsaber (or perhaps the kyber crystal conjured a yellow blade based on the changes within its wielder) in honor of those emotionally detached sentinels tasked with guarding the Jedi Order.
"Saber Skins, Star Wars condoms are FDA approved, ultra thin, ultra safe and guaranteed to keep you from crossing over to the Dark Side," the description for the Saber Skin variety on Graphic Armor's website says.
Sure, we know that the darksaber can't cut through solid beskar, but what about the most iconic Star Wars weapon of them all? According to a new video on the Star Wars Comics YouTube channel, the darksaber is in fact be stronger than a Jedi's lightsaber—and apparently, that Mandalorian finale just proved it.
Force lightning can be deflected and absorbed by a lightsaber, and select Jedi have proved able to neutralize the technique through the power of the light side.
Beskar is extremely rare. While we don't have the details in the official canon anymore, the pre-Disney “Legends” stories explained that it could only be mined on Mandalore, the home planet of the Mandalorians, or its moon, Concordia.
A lightsaber and the Force was all they had to defend the galaxy. That being said, more than a few Jedi have successfully lost their lightsabers over the years, including Anakin on several occasions. As was often the case, he really didn't listen to Obi-Wan.
The shoulder armor itself weighed 12.2 kg overall, was resistant to both blasters and energy blades, and was capable of withstanding hits from both weapon types with only minor surface pitting.
It's doubtful a lightsaber would pierce Hulk's skin, and even if it could, Vader would have to get close to use it and it would probably take a while. Even a Force choke wouldn't work against the Hulk, as he can hold his breath for a very long time.
Leia Organa's lightsaber was a blue-bladed lightsaber powered by a kyber crystal in the core of the hilt. It was silver and copper in color and featured mother-of-pearl inlays. Organa's weapon was considered a work of art, having an elegant symmetry with silver and gold hues that evoke to her upbringing on Alderaan.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber was changed from blue to green when they were filming because it was difficult to see. This became apparent during act one of Return of the Jedi when the battle on Jabba the Hutt's sail barge was shot during the day. The blue lightsaber blended in with the clear blue sky.
There, Rey unveiled her finished, single-bladed weapon after burying the two lightsabers of her mentors, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, at the ruins of the Lars homestead—the former place of residence of the Skywalker family.
Lightsabers with ghostfire crystal cores also generated almost no sound and produced illusory afterimages of the blade that followed the motions of the wielder, the most curious effect of all which disguised the true position of the blade while also disorienting foes.
While there are many one-of-a-kind lightsabers in the Star Wars universe, there is only one with the history and legend of the Darksaber, which was created by the first Mandalorian Jedi named Tarre Vizsla.
Designed to be perhaps the most realistic working prototype of a lightsaber from Star Wars, the STARGLOW is best described as a vertical flamethrower. Just like the sabers from the hit sci-fi franchise, the STARGLOW comes as just a handle, featuring a button that turns its blade on.
The curved-hilt lightsaber was a type of lightsaber utilized by the Jedi and the Sith. Its curved hilt design allowed the lightsaber duelist to slash and lunge at their opponent with greater precision. Count Dooku wielded a curved-hilt lightsaber during his time as a Jedi Master and as the Sith Lord Darth Tyranus.
A YouTuber in Russia has set a new world record for the first working, retractable lightsaber. The Star Wars-inspired technology uses white-hot elemental plasma, can run for up to 30 seconds at a time, and can even cut straight through steel. And even better: it's mostly crafted from old, discarded parts.
It doesn't exist exactly the way it's portrayed in Star Wars, but the force is very real. Because at its most basic, when you take away the Jedi's and lightsabers and special effects, the force is ultimately the ability to use our minds to effect the world around us.